Heavy rain in Odisha prompts evacuations and school closures
A deep depression that made landfall on the Andhra Pradesh coast moved into Odisha, bringing heavy to very heavy rain during the 24 hours ending at 8.30 a.m. on September 25, 2026. Authorities closed schools and evacuated about 10,000 people amid flood fears.
Heavy to very heavy rain in Odisha has raised fears of flooding, prompting school closures and the evacuation of about 10,000 people. The rain followed the movement of a deep depression into the state. The system had made landfall on the Andhra Pradesh coast a day earlier before entering Odisha, according to the supplied report.
Rainfall was recorded during the 24 hours up to 8.30 a.m. on September 25, 2026. The available material does not identify the affected districts, provide rainfall totals or describe the extent of any flooding.
Schools were closed as a precaution, while about 10,000 people were moved from areas considered at risk. The report describes the measures as responses to the threat of flooding. It does not say whether homes, roads or other infrastructure have been damaged.
Nor does it provide details of casualties, rescue operations or the number of shelters being used. The source also gives no forecast for the depression’s next movement or information about when schools might reopen. The immediate facts available are the system’s arrival in Odisha, the heavy rain, the closures and the evacuations.
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